Posted on: Thursday, November 4, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Public invited to arts, craft sale
Advertiser Staff
The public is invited to attend the first Holiday Arts and Fine Craft Gifts Sale from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Hawai'i Artsplace, 2201 Waimano Home Road in Pearl City.
The fund-raiser will feature art from the Hawai'i Artists Cooperative, a group of creative individuals with developmental and other disabilities. There will be live holiday music, Lions Club karaoke and refreshments.
Call 455-6002.
O'AHU'S NORTH SHORE
Waialua Library in fund-raiser
The Waialua Library will have its Holiday Book Fair fund-raiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 12 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 13.
The annual event, to be held at the library, is sponsored by Borders Books at Ward Centre. The library gets a 25 percent discount on all new books from Borders. Visitors buying new books get a 15 percent discount, with the remaining 10 percent going to the Friends of Waialua Library.
Proceeds from the fair go to buy new books, DVDs, audio books and other material needed by the library.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Kailua library presents program
Kailua Public Library will host a powerpoint presentation on "Underage Drinking" by the Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawai'i at 6:30 p.m. today under the Reading Tree.
According to the Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawai'i, alcohol is the leading problem among young people in the United States, and underage drinking contributes to the deaths of 6.5 times more young people than those who die from all illicit drugs combined.
This free informational program, designed primarily for parents, is suitable for ages 10 and up. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. To request a sign language interpreter, call the library as soon as possible.
Kailua Public Library is at 239 Ku'ulei Road. For more information, call the library at 266-9911. AROUND THE STATE
Unsung hero nominees sought
The nomination deadline for the 2005 Ola Pono Awards is Dec. 1, 2004. The annual awards honor unsung heroes from around the state who are doing outstanding work to help make Hawai'i a safe, healthy, drug-free place to live.
Honorees will receive their awards at a special February luncheon; $1,000 will also be donated to a charity of their choice.
Nominees may be any group or individual helping to prevent substance abuse and violence in Hawai'i through awareness, education or action.
Interested parties must fill out a nomination form of two pages or less describing why the nominee deserves an award. The write-up should answer the questions: What does the nominee do to prevent substance abuse and violence? How has the school, community or workplace improved as a result of the nominee's efforts? How long has the nominee been providing this service in Hawai'i?
To request a nomination form, call Drug-Free Hawaii at (800) 845-1946 or visit HMSA's Web site at www.HMSA.com. HONOLULU
Chiropractor to address group
Dr. Chad Sato, founder of Aloha Chiropractor, will be the guest speaker Nov. 18 at the American Business Women's Association-'Onipa'a Chapter monthly meeting at Wisteria Restaurant, 1206 S. King St. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. For information, call Lila Martantz at 543-0346. Peace Garden seeks volunteers
Volunteers from across O'ahu will meet to plant native species and maintain the grounds 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Millennium Peace Garden located at the corner of 18th Avenue and Diamond Head Road across from the Bark Park.
All materials will be provided. Volunteers should wear clothes they don't mind getting dirty and closed-toed shoes.
The Peace Garden was created by 750 students from 103 countries in 1999 as one of the activities of the Millennium Young People's Congress. It is a community project cosponsored by The East Diamond Head Association, Rotary District 5000, The Hawaii Institute for Human Rights, Hawaii State Parks, the United Nations Association-Hawaii Division, the Millennium Youth Stewards, The Rocky Hill Native Hawaiian Plant Nursery and the Ahupuaa Student Council. For more information call Josh Cooper at 542-7204 or Sean Casey at 780-7326.
MAUI
Haleakala park traffic addressed
PUKALANI, Maui — A public meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday will discuss proposals for reducing traffic congestion in Haleakala National Park.
Among the strategies described in a proposed Transportation Management Plan is a bus shuttle running from outside park boundaries to the 10,000-foot summit of Haleakala.
Traffic in the park is worst at sunrise, according to planners who are writing an environmental assessment.
The meeting will be held in the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani, with additional meetings set for next year. For more information, see the park's Web site at www.nps.gov/hale. To comment on the plan, call (808) 572-4400.
